Pro Blogger’s Black Book This compilation was created about a year ago, and I simply never got around to releasing it. It is possible that some of the listings in this document have expired in the last year, but it is still a pretty useful directory. - David Risley Advertising! 4 Article Directories! 9 Blog Tools! 11 Call Centers! 14 Collaboration / Conferencing! 14 Content – Multimedia! 19 Content Written! 20 Customer Relationship Management! 23 Customer Service! 27 E – Commerce! 28 Email Marketing! 30 Facebook Applications! 32 Finance! 32 Free Classifieds! 35 Fulfilment Resource! 37 Fun! 37 Government! 38 Graphic Design! 39 Blog Marketing Academy - Page 1 Hosting/Domains! 44 Idea Management! 48 IP Address! 49 iPhone Applications! 49 Latest Resources! 50 Marketing Blogs! 52 Marketing Resources! 54 Media Buys! 61 Membership Sites! 64 Multimedia Tools & Apps! 64 Music! 66 News! 67 Online Apps! 68 Outsourcing! 72 Printing! 75 Productivity Tools and Resources! 76 Products To Sell! 81 Project Management! 85 Public Domain! 89 Public Relations! 90 Research Keyword! 93 Research Niche! 95 Blog Marketing Academy - Page 2 Search Resources! 97 SEO Resources! 100 Shopping! 106 Software! 111 Stock Images! 115 Testing and Tracking! 117 Travel! 121 URL Shortener! 125 Video Sites! 126 Video Tools! 130 Web Design and Development! 131 Work Resources! 137 Blog Marketing Academy - Page 3 Advertising Adap.tv – http://adap.tv Offers the OneSource online video ad management platform that provides a complete, end-to-end solution to increase advertising revenue and grow streams. 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